Malware pushers poison MSN Messenger search results
As the date when the MSN Messenger is scheduled to be phased out speedily approaches, it is getting harder to find an installer for it online, so malware peddlers gave rushed …
Internal name SSL certificates could be exploited for MitM atacks
The Certificate Authority practice of issuing “Internal Name” certificates for private domains which are currently non-resolvable by the Domain Name System could …
Hacking as an act of war
Once the exclusive domain of a small number of geniuses, hacking has gone mainstream as an element of national defense. The United States has established a four-star Cyber …
Security firm publishes details about Java issue, asks for second opinion
Making good on their promise, Security Exploration has published technical details about a Java issue that they consider to be a security vulnerability, but Oracle has …
3,600 organized crime groups active in the EU
In the most detailed study ever undertaken of its kind in the European law enforcement community Europol has identified an estimated 3,600 organized crime groups currently …
Beware of fake Candy Crush apps on Google Play
Whenever a mobile game becomes hugely popular, it also becomes a great way for scammers and malware peddlers to lure users into unknowingly installing malicious apps on their …
The role of critical risks in internal audits
As companies have come to accept that market volatility, complexity, political and regulatory changes are here to stay, internal audit functions have more opportunities to …
Andrew Auernheimer gets prison sentence for AT&T iPad “hack”
Andrew “weev” Auernheimer, security researcher and member of Goatse Security, has been handed a 41-month-long prison sentence for harvesting and publishing emails …
Who is attacking industrial control systems?
Since the discovery of Stuxnet, industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) networks have received a fair share of attention from …
Data breaches in higher education
TeamSHATTER reports on data breaches in the higher education vertical throughout the United States. The past year has seen a substantial uptick in the amount of total records …
Massive casino scam pulled off via CCTV system compromise
A high-rolling player has been thrown out of a casino in Australia after having successful executed a scam that involved compromising of the gambling establishment’s …
Splunk integrates with relational databases
Splunk announced Splunk DB Connect, which delivers scalable, real-time integration between Splunk Enterprise and traditional relational databases. With Splunk DB Connect, …
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